The Clock House Murders by Ayatsuji, Yukito
The Clock House Murders by Ayatsuji, Yukito

The Clock House Murders

A deviously clever, locked room puzzle mystery from the celebrated Japanese author of The Decagon House Murders...
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Author: Yukito Ayatsuji
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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The Clock House Murders by Ayatsuji, Yukito

The Clock House Murders

$22.74
The Clock House Murders by Ayatsuji, Yukito

The Clock House Murders

$22.74
Author: Yukito Ayatsuji
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
A deviously clever, locked room puzzle mystery from the celebrated Japanese author of The Decagon House Murders that's perfect for fans of Uketsu's Strange Houses

Brilliant detective Shimada Kiyoshi must save a team of paranormal investigators, trapped in an abandoned house, as they are picked off one-by-one!

Rumor has it that the mysterious Clock House--a remote mansion built by notorious architect Nakamura Seiji for a long-dead clock enthusiast-- is haunted by the ghost of a young girl, who died there 10 years earlier. No one is more intrigued by this than the investigating team from the paranormal magazine CHAOS. They decide to visit the mansion, along with a psychic medium, in an attempt to make contact with the spirit.

The plan is for the group of investigators to spend three days locked in the house, but their stay has barely begun when a gruesome murder is committed. And then the survivors find that they are trapped in the house, with no possibility of escape...

Meanwhile, the brilliant detective Shimada Kiyoshi is investigating the enigma of The Clock House from the outside, eager to unravel the mystery of another of Nakamura Seiji's twisted architectural creations.

But as his investigation proceeds, the team inside the house are being slaughtered one-by-one. Will Shimada crack the puzzle of the Clock House before all of them are dead?

The latest installment in Yukito Ayatsuji's thrilling Bizarre House Mysteries series, this stand-alone puzzle mystery is par-excellence by a master of the form, packed with twists and culminating in a jaw-dropping, unforgettable solution.

Author: Yukito Ayatsuji
Publisher: Pushkin Vertigo
Published: 06/02/2026
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.19w x 1.12d
ISBN: 9781805335269


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2026

About the Author
Yukito Ayatsuji (born 1960) is a Japanese writer of mystery and horror novels and one of the founding members of the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan, dedicated to the writing of fair-play mysteries inspired by the Golden Age Greats. He started writing as a member of the Kyoto University Mystery Club, which has nurtured many of Japan's greatest crime writers. The Decagon House Murders, The Mill House Murders and The Labyrinth House Murders are also available from Pushkin Vertigo.

Ho-Ling Wong is a translator currently living in Tokyo. He is also both a member of the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan and former member of the Kyoto University Mystery Club. He did not commit any murders on Mystery Club excursions.
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